Bible: Judges 8:4-21

Gideon Tracks Down the Midianite Kings

8:4Now Gideonand his threehundredmenhad crossed overthe Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasingthe Midianites.18:5He saidto the menof Succoth, “Give2some loavesof breadto the men3who are following me,4becausethey areexhausted. I amchasingZebahand Zalmunna, the kingsof Midian.”8:6The officialsof Succothsaid, “You have not yet overpoweredZebahand Zalmunna. Sowhy should we give5breadto your army?”68:7Gideonsaid, “Sinceyou will not help,7 after the Lordhands Zebahand Zalmunnaoverto me, I will thresh8your skin9with10desertthornsand briers.”8:8He went upfrom thereto Penueland made the same request.11The menof Penuelrespondedthe same way the menof Succothhad.128:9He alsothreatened13the menof Penuel, warning,14 “When I returnvictoriously,15I will teardown thistower.”

8:10Now Zebahand Zalmunnawere in Karkorwiththeir armies. There were about fifteenthousandsurvivorsfrom the armyof the easternpeoples; a hundredand twentythousandsword-wieldingsoldiers had been killed.168:11Gideonwent upthe roadof the nomads17eastof Nobahand Jogbehahand ambushedthe surprisedarmy.188:12When Zebahand Zalmunnaranaway, Gideon19 chasedthemand capturedthe twoMidianitekings, Zebahand Zalmunna. He had surprised20their entirearmy.